Elementary · Michigan

West MI Academy of Arts and Academics

CharterFree meals for all

West MI Academy of Arts and Academics, a public elementary school in Spring Lake, Michigan: grades k–8, 371 students, 12.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of West MI Academy of Arts and Academics.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 371
Teachers (FTE): 29.1
Students per teacher: 12.7
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 15.8 · 1,619 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 51% of elementary schools in Michigan

Median 366 · 1,621 schools compared

Smaller than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: West MI Academy of Arts and Academics

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with West MI Academy of Arts and Academics.

Location

Address: 17350 Hazel St, Spring Lake, MI 49456
Phone: (616)844-9961
City or town: Ferrysburg
County: Ottawa County

Website Quality of life in Ferrysburg Schools in Ferrysburg

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Walden Green MontessoriCharter	K–8	251	19.6	0.4 mi
Lake Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	273	13.7	1.5 mi
Holmes Elementary School	Pre-K–4	409	13.0	1.5 mi
Ferry SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	232	10.9	1.9 mi
Mary A White SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	260	13.7	2.6 mi
Griffin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	308	14.0	2.8 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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